Knock down rebuild

Inner Melbourne suburban streetscapes are being slowly renovated with a large uptake of knock down rebuilds. With the changing lifestyles of Melbournians many don't want to make do with an old home in a great location and many are now opting for custom designed homes with their own style inputs.  The cost of renovating these old homes is not only expensive but in most cases far out the cost of a knock down rebuilds solution. A knock down rebuild is
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What to look for when buying a knock down rebuild site and costs: The construction of two double storey homes around 25 square each The cost of the two homes would be around $650 to $700k including subdivision, surveying, design, demolition, planning, engineering, soil testing and all fees from start to finish.  Some areas you could be looking at are Doncaster, Blackburn, Vermont, Donvale, Ringwood and Reservoir is also worth a look.  Size of land would need to be a
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Looking for a new home with a knock down rebuild, thought should be put into the positioning of the home on the lot. There are many reasons why thought should be put into location of your new home on your lot I have listed a couple.  Orientation to benefit from the winter sun and summer shade.  Future sub-division.  Views and aspect. If future sub-division is part of your vision then care needs to be taken to provide
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We are currently doing several knock down new builds in the Manningham city council area. With the cost of land with an old home around $600-$700k and the new homes around $850k, it makes financial sense to knock down rebuild.  Most of our enquiry is for dual occupancy dwelling or two stand alone homes. With construction at around $800k for the two that equates to a gross profit of $200k. Some choose to build two homes, sell one and live
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Pre-sell your knock down rebuild new home to secure your construction finance. Many of our knock down rebuild clients are pre selling their developments prior to construction for ease of mind. 
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Many clients ask about the first steps to a knock down rebuild process. At Berstan Homes we arrange a meeting and site inspection to appraise the site for suitability. The next step is to have a feature survey undertaken which will give a clear outline of the surrounding building setbacks as well as trees and other existing features. Once the survey is completed this will enable a more accurate site appraisal enabling a concept design to be drafted. Some of
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Many people feel they can save a small fortune doing all the pre building permit works themselves. First mistake they make is to choose a team of the cheapest service providers they can find. This is a practice that is fought with difficulties and in the long run very expensive.  Let me explain why by choosing the cheapest consultants you are getting what you pay for, in most cases poor advice and plans with very limited detail. The cheapest consultants
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Once known as the wrong side of town Heidelberg is becoming a very popular suburb for knock down rebuilds with savvy investors and  home owners alike. Heidelberg is appealing due to its close proximity to the CBD being only 12kms away.  Heidelberg also has its own major shopping centre in Northlands with own cinema complex with fifteen screens, Kmart, Myer, Lincraft, numerous foods courts and a total of 330 speciality shops, 4800 plus car parking spaces.    Established in 1966 the Northland Shopping
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Many more couples across Melbourne are looking at a knock down rebuild solutions to solve the home finding problems. Everybody is different and families are the same they all require different styles of homes and this is where the problems begin. Finding the suburb is easy enough the problem is finding a home that works for your family. The inner suburbs of Melbourne are full of old style homes with very little to offer the modern family with their design.
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I visited a client last weekend in Rosanna and they had an interesting situation. The home they owned in Rosanna was very old and in need of a total renovation. The clients sort quotations from builders for the renovations and were given quotes around $400k. Their request of me was to provide a cost for a knock down rebuild solution in lieu of the renovation.  The site had a lot of slope around 6 meter from back to front meaning
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